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Lot 228: French Travel Poster

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Lot 228: French Travel Poster
<b>F. HUGO D'ALESI (1849-1906)</b> <p> <b>228. Bretagne.</b>
29 x 41 1/4 in./73.5 x 104.6 cm
Imp. Hugo d’Alesi
Cond B/Restored tears and slight losses at edges.
D’Alesi, who is often credited as the “inventor of the ‘landscape poster’ typical of the first period in poster design” (Affiches d’Azur, p. 19) brings the Celtic-tinged affinities of the Brittany coast to breaker-battered life in the in this poster for the for the rocky province. Brittany’s long and mysterious past makes itself felt in the abundance of prehistoric remains, menhirs and dolmens–druidically included by d’Alesi with Stonehenge-style flair. Granite, outcropping nearly everywhere, distinguishes Breton architecture, whether in church or castle, chapel or chateau, harbor wall or humble house.
<b>Est: $1,000-$1,200.</b>
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